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Webster 1913 Edition
Lagophthalmos
{ ‖
Lagˊoph-thal′mi-a
, ‖Lagˊoph-thal′mos
, }Noun.
[NL.
lagophtalmia
, fr. Gr. λαγώσ
hare + ὀφθαλμόσ
eye; – so called from the notion that a hare sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.)
A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance.